Hi, My 3.5 month old son has lost interest in the breast, I think because he prefers a bottle. Until a few days ago he was getting a 6oz bottle of breastmilk once a day in the morning. Now he will only nurse when I trick him into it while he is sleeping (naps and nighttime). To make matters more...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051230/od_nm/odd_birth_dc I am pretty sure that I'd still be pushing if I had been instructed to push ten *minutes* per contraction. Hee hee... Amy

I'm trying to type up a list of lullabies so that I don't have to sit in the rocking chair and wrack my brain to come up with a song to sing next. They don't have to be traditional lullabies, just so long as they're soft and slow and easy to sing... What songs do you sing to your kids? I like...

The thread about solids got me thinking, if the doctor says to start her on solids at 4 months (as mine did), why not? Is the fact that she has gained very slowly (didn't regain birth weight until 4 weeks) a consideration? Choking? I guess I'm just wondering why I should resist trying cereal...

I'm under some stress (my dad is having quintuple bypass surgery as I write this), and have been spotting for two days. Should I expect this to be any kind of regular thing, or is it probably a one time thing due to stress? I guess my question is, once LAM stops, in your experience, is that it,...

I feel like I'm being forced to take part in a sleep-deprivation experiment. Yesterday, DD's naps got all screwed up because we were out during the day, and she just refuses to sleep under any circumstances that are the slightest bit off her routine, so she napped from roughly 3 until 7, then was...

Ok, girls, I need serious help... I'm about 5 weeks pregnant with #2, #1 will be one year old on Thursday and is not ready to wean, and breastfeeding her HURTS. It hurts as bad as it did when we first started nursing. I wince every time she latches on, I suck in my breath and try not to swear...

Remember me? I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on August 10, 2005. And I'm pregnant again! I just found out this morning. I'm about four weeks along, and the baby will be due April 7, according to one of those internet calculators. I am going to have two babies under two. I am...

Well, you all were right (as usual), it's getting easier. I think I'm right around 8 weeks, and nursing isn't nearly as bad as it was when I posted about it before. I still catch my breath when she latches on, but after that it's comfortable, as it was before. Thank God! She's teething AGAIN...

Could someone with a copy of Hale's please tell me if Advair (for asthma) is safe while breastfeeding. My doctor is of no help at all. He's never heard of Dr. Hale (@@) and thinks the only tool of reference is the PDA! UGH! Thanks! -- Amy~ Tre' (6/92) Keelyn (6/95)

Hi all... I hope some of you remember me! I posted quite a bit when my last daughter was still nursing (she's now almost 3yo) and I see quite a few familiar names from mkp. I'm Amy... sahm to 4 wonderful kids ... our son is 11, and we have 3 daughters ages 8, almost 3 and 5 weeks. Dh and I have...

Hi Everyone! I've decided to rejoin the group! You all have been a wonderful source of support and information to me over the years. I'm Amy, SAHM to 4 wonderful kids. I nursed all of my children -- my now 8 year old daughter quite extendedly. Now is our sweet Halli's (who was born in August) turn...

After much consideration, I've decided now's the right time to stop breastfeeding. Little Steven is now 7 mos, he has been taking formula as much or more than my milk, and often drinks my milk from a bottle anyway. Also have a fair amount of my milk stored frozen. So, I'm not worried so much...

Well, I guess I've kind of turned into a lurker, seeing that I hardly ever find time to post any more. But.... Christina is signing!!!! She made the milk sign yesterday when I was getting ready to nurse her. And then today, she signed to me at the restaurant when she was tired of cheerios and...

Okay, I should be able to answer my own question, but I have found that I am beginning to wonder about cause and effects. My older daughter nursed at night until age 2. At that time, I night weaned her because she had dental caries in all of her upper teeth. Now, I have a 7 month old who has two...

Want to go out but don't have anybody to stay with your Little Angel??! I am generally available to babysit every day and sometimes on weekend days or nights. I am a responsible, safety-conscious babysitter who loves children. I have babysat children ages 6 months - 10 years old, and I'll be...

Here are 2 pics that were taken today http://tinyurl.com/2m6w4 Andrea mom of 5.

Ok so I had chicken pox. Then all my kids picked up a bug from school, and I have nursed them better. I started feeling a little ill at night, but now it's full blown flu. I ache all over I have a high temp, cough, feeling faint, blah blah, and am finding it so difficult to nurse Kamron. My...

Kam had his first set of jabs last Friday, and had a high temp for 3 days. His temp is fine today, but he is very sleepy day and night. Sometimes when he feeds since the jabs, he wretches when he is going to latch on and pulls strange unhappy faces. When the other 4 kids had their vaccinations, I...

Hi, I fed Kamron for the last time around a week ago. I am not engorged as we weaned gradually, however today my nipples are very sore! If I brush against them it is agony! Is this normal after weaning? I don't remember it being like this with the other 4... Andrea mom of 5.